Pandey Ganpat Rai

Pandey Ganpat Rai (18 January 1809-21 April 1858) was an Indian revolutionary leader during the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny.

Biography
Pandey Ganpat Rai was born in Lohardaga, Bihar, India on 18 January 1809, and he came from a zamindar family. He became a chieftain in Bhunra, and he formed an alliance with other chieftains during the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny, joining the rebel cause. His army inflicted heavy losses on the British at the Battle of Chatra, but he was captured in a skirmish in March 1858 and hanged on 21 April.